The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920, August 28, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text.ir ,'..- ,v; (i, , 4 .. '.; .11 ll . I J This Papei Has Enlisted THE WEATHER Tonight and Thursday FoItj Wanner Thursday. -Highest temp; yesterday......82 Lowest temp last nlght......47 With the Government in : the Cause of America for ( the Period of the . War The, Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches '"'' - -- -- .i'ii'i-innnjij-LIJL VOI IX JtOSKHi nCl, DOUGLAS TOUNTlf, OREGON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 88, 1018. No. 205 NEW E INTO A REAL FLIGHT British And French Have Ene my Pretty Well Demoral '! ized On Wide Front MANY TOWNS OCCUPIED War Department Official StatCB Allies Have Captured More Than 112, 000 Germans Since July 1, ' of Tills Year. (Br Associated Press.) Associated l'ress War Lead, Aug. &8. Jerman forces in sou Hi or n Plo ' . nrdy are retreating with considerable rapidly on a wide front today, fol lowing the' crumbling of their line rfter Itoye -was airtro(l -by the French during yesterday's lighting. ituiulnes and many other vital points lave been occupied by the French In the wake of the enemy's retreat. Ev er' means Idiown to modern warfare "wan used in desiieratlon by the en- my to.tay ;the. on rushing allies, but , all such effort were in vain, and counter attacks were mvept aside and " the ad vane--continued. In Flanders Ilritish forces have pushed their ad vance linos well ahead over a wide area, and there, too, Germans urn in retreat. : H.UNS FLEE FROM FRENCH. 1 Paris, Aug. 28. -Unable to lonpflr Itold tiieir lines under tlie constant fire of French trooiw. and wltJi Uielr forces sommvhat domoraU'wd and broken, German retreat on the .Homme river has turned into a precipitate flitfitt back toward the old Hindnn- burg line.- Heavy losses Inflicted by the Frenclr liavo aiparently dihhe:it ened the enemy, who have been out ' - classed at every turn. CQuinlnes lias leon occupied by the French, accord ing to an official war office statement, and it is said that since yenterday 30 villages luive been wrested from the GeiriiHiiwlto arit now in fulj retreat,. BRITISH IX FTjANIRR8 ADVANCE. ; Ixmdon, Aug. 28. East of Arras rherBritt har-i,eJted-4e-outkirtH of Haucourt, aays an offl'ctnl state incut. In Flanders the British have pushed their line forward four mites on both sides of (he Jterqubj-Estalies road. GERMAN EMPRESS ILL. London, Aug. 28. Tlie German empress, who Is known to have been 111 for some days, has taken a turn for the worse, according to a message received at Amsterdam from Dussol dorf, und forwarded by tiie Exchange Telegraph Co, - r . MORE THAN 112,000 PRISONERS. ! Wiwhington, Aug. 28. According to General March the number of Ger-1 man prisoners taken by the allies; since July 1, 1018, has passed the 112,000 mark. Among the tin-! mense quantities of war material cap . tured during the same Umc are 1300 cannon. . , . - ' - - - BOLSHEVIK I BACKS Ulfe ' London, Aug. 28. On tlie Usftori front, north of Vladivostok, where the Bolshevikl trodps were encounter-; ed by the allies, tlie enemy retired six miles as the entente troops advanced, according to a Renters dispatch from , Shanghai. ; LABOR MEN REACH ENGLAND. Ixmdon, Aug. 28. Samuel Comp ere, leader of the American Federa tion of Labor, and a party of union representatives, have arrived at an ; - English port. . l ; ... FUNERAL WAS HELD. ' The funeral of the late -W. J. Moon was held at the Roseburg Undertaking Parlors last evening at 7:30, and a large number were pres ent to ipay their last tribute of re spect to the departed. Rev: J. C. Sponcor. officiated at the servloes. The iloral offerings were man r nod beautiful. . The body ' waS shlpptd this morn'ng to Coquille.'whcre In lerinunt will take place. Mrs. V. J. Moon audi B. N. Moon, a brother of the deceased, accompanied the body to Coquiile. ; A ICE CRKA MSOCIAL SUCCESS. .- The Icecream Jsoctnl which, was .given at the Green school house last ' evening proved a success. - The neat sum of $26.50 was realized from the occasion. A jolly crowdi was present and a good time was enjoyed by all. This social entertainment was given In behalf of the Red Cross and the en tire proceeds are turned into the local charter. The ladles of that locality lire very active members and a great deal of good has been done by them. . - Charming pattern models, chic tailored hats, stylish trimmed hats ready for inspection at "The vogue" Saturday, August 31. ,. 80 MEXICAN OFFICIAL CONVEYS REGRETS President Caranza Hastens To Assure U. S. That Fight Is Deplored THREE AMERICANS SHOT Fighting Started by Alleged Attempt Ato Smuggle Mexican Across ' . Border Many of Tliem Killed and Wounded. . '".'" (By Associated Press.) 1 ' . ' NOGALES, Aug. 28. An agree ment which will prevent - further trouble, is expected to result from today's conference between Mexican and American officials, following the' fighting at the International bound ary line, yesterday, between, . United States and Mexican soldiers. During the fight three United States soldiers were killed and 28 wounded, and the Mexican casualties are thought to be from 160 to 200, - Profound regret was expressed by General Ellas Cal- las, military governor of Sonora, to General DeRosy Cabell, commanding tlie American forces. The Mexican governor Btated that he was.ordored by a telegram from President Cnr ranza to personally come to the bor- ber and convey Mexico s regrets to the American authorities for tlie de plorable mistake. The lighting followed the alleged efforts of a Mexican custom ol'llcer to smuggle a fellow countryman acrosi llio boundary into the United States, An American sentry attempted to stop him. Two Mexicans fired at the sentry across the street, striking him In the right arm. The Are was re-, turned by American patrols and after Mexicans had rushed 'from nearby buildings and started shooting across the line from behind buildings and walls, the firing became general. Reinforcements from an Infantry regiment and a negro cavalry regi ment were rushed to the uordor ana toolt up combat positions. ; It Is esiir; matc.l that more than 300 American soldiers and at least 50 clv:lintr par ticipated In .the Bhooting. Following the shooting of- Corpor al Barney Iotz, who was- -fatally: wounded by the first shot fired by the .viextcan customs guards, the firing became general. Lieut.-Col. ' Her man, leading four companies of ne gro Infantry and two troops of cav alry, fell at the border, wounded, hut returned to his command! after re ceiving first aid. Captain Hunger fordn leading the colored cavalry,, .was killed. United States. machine gunners quickly trained their gum, on Mexican Sonora, riddling the houses where snipers were hidden. After an hour and a half the Mexi cans Tun uip a white flag an.l an armistico was arranged, but scatter ing shots were fired for about an hour longer. - - i . DRAFTED MKX LEFT LAST NIGHT Forty-five drafted men who wore inducted into the ,U. S. army hero Sunday, left last night, for Camp Lewis. Forty-three of the men wore Douglas county boys and two of them hadeen transferred here from other boards. : ANOTHER TROOP TRAIN. - A troop train with about twenty cars and carrying several hundred men arrived in Roseburg at 7:30 last evening and made a short stop. The young men were a lively bunch and they certainly enjoyed them selves during their short stay In the city. This contingent .of s drafted hoys are from different points in California, among them being Bak ersfleld, Fresno, Oakland and Sacra mento. They will be stationed at Camp Lewis for training. 1111)8 BROTHER GOOD BYE. i.Mrs. J. B. Wlmer, who has charge of- the business office of the Rogue River Courier. Grants Pass, was in the city yesterday to bid her brother, E; Umiphlette, good bye, as he was among the men to leave last night for the training camp. Mrs. WImer'e husband is in the aviation service in France at the present time, having en listed early in the year, and she also has another brother who will be call ed under the new draft regulations. The ladly returned to Grants Pass this morning. "" A. R. St. Clair and wife, of Ash tabula, Ohio, have been here a cou ple of days looking after some tim ber interests owned by them in this county. They were down tho river inspecting the property yesterday, and found conditions satisfactory. Mr. St, Clair is a railroad man. They came west via Yellowstone National Park, and took a lot of fine views enroute. URGENT APPEAL BY -. i..,y .-.ii F A Few Concrete Facts Con cerning Operation Of Rose '; burg Canning Company PLANINCREASECAPACITY but First Season', Experience Does Not Warrant This Unless Given Proper Support Growers Anx- . lous to Increase Acreage. ' For many years the Roseburg Com mercial club has made many efforts to bring to this city an up-to-dute cannery, to care for the Immense wastage each year In vegetable and (rults, which could not be saved, sim ply because we. had no cannery to mandle this surplus. It has been es timated many .times that the U mil ium valley lost no less than fifty ! thousand dollara annually- on this ac count. At last- we have' succeeded in bringing to our city a cannery, backed by men or sufficient capital und ability to handle all this waste, and many times more. The management of the Roseburg Canning Company have planned to (increase the present cannery to a ca pacity whore they can handle all the 'produce raised here, which would call for no less than 600 women' and girls during the canning season, but the experience of the present season In being unable to secure even one half enough help to handle this year's production, has caused them to Question the advisability -of con templating any enlarging . program for another year, yet the growers are anxious to Increase their acreage for next year 1n both vegetables and berries, ' i; The question of wages paid by the cannery company hoe been discussed In such an unfriendly way that many who would willingly offer their ser vices, have been discouraged, and1 the result is that thousands of dollars worth of fruit will be a total loss, either to the grower or cannery com pany on this account. ; At the present time the company T iiaylflg .Ksennr per box- fon-peel ing; pears. . xnis is nt ine raio; or 67 cents ier hundred pounds, prob ably the .highest price paid by .any cannery, in the United States, ,and there is no reason why any person, after they become familiar with the work, cannot earn from $1.50 to .$2.75 per day. For the first few days It Is possible that some cannot earn ah amount that seems remuner ative, but those who have stayed by the work are proving that efficiency is soon attained, and a fair wage is earned. Report comes to us this morning of one young lady who yes terday earned $3.00, while another person at the same table, with the same opportunity earned less than one dollar. This Is not the fault or the cannery company. Today less than 100 people are working at the cannery, and no less than 160 are needed badly to help save the fruit. If you cannot work in the forenoon, then arrange to give the afternoon, and if neither after noon or mornings can be given to this work, then we urge as many as can to report at the cannery for the night shift, running from 7 to 11 o'clock. Some people are objecting to the call for this work along patriotic lines, claiming that the cannery com pany is going to make a Ulg profit. Let ius agree for argument's sake that they will make -a nice profit (which Ithey are not) but if they do make any profit at all the govern ment will take most of it from them for war funds, so we feel that the call as being a patriotic one is well taken. .. . - , ' The Roseburg - Commercial club appeals to every lady and girl in Roseburg and surrounding territory 10 answer this appeal for help at once, and we very much hope that tomorrow, morning will find no less than 200 helping at the cannery in the morning. And as many more for the afternoon and evening shifts. ROSEBURG COMMERCIAL CLUB, By J. E. McCLINTOCK, President. P. T. BUBAil, Vice-President. . J. M. THRONE. . ' Treasurer. A. S. HUEY, -- J. E. PICKENS. W. F. CHAPMAN, ; i. Trustee. GOVERNOR STEPHENS LEADS. (By Associated Press.) . SAN FRANCiSCO, Aug. 28. Gov ernor Stephens is leading Mayor Rolph, of Son Francisco, for governor by seven thousand votes, with 3300 preclnots counted!. . , G. W. Roberts, who has been ab sent from the, soldiers' dome for some days on a furlough, returned yesterday. OBJECT! TO OPENING SEPT. 9 Many Feel That On Account Of Labor Shortage Date Set Should Be Postponed . MEANS MUCH FRUIT MEN A Large Number, of Children Have Been Engaged to Help Care for Crops and a Serious Situation " - Will Be the Result. . The action of the Roseburg school board In not postponing the opening date of the eliy schools is causing a great ueal of comment in thr3 city und a great deal of complaint is be- lng mode because the schools were not postponed. The reason for 1'ne strong objection that is being made is the fact. that the labor situation la a very serious one at tills time, and if the schools (ire opened September 9 it will make labor conditions much" worse. , The fruit season Is now at its height, and many school children are assisting in the care of the crops. The opening of schools September 9 will mean that these children must either lose time from school or quit the work they are doing, either of which will work a hardship. In the first case if the children lose school It will be hard) for them to do the work required of tneui In ' their grades, besides working a great hard ship upon the teacher who is com pelled to receive children two or three weeks after the opening date of school..'.ln the latter case If the ! cnildren leave their work and enter I school a very groat hardship will be i worked u!ion those who -have depend ed largely upon them. There are a number of coses in this city where whole families .. have gone out to help with the prune crops, and in case these children are compelled to quit, much fruit may be lost, unless help from other sources can be secur ed, and under ' ' present conditions such help would be hard to Becure. Much, of 'the help at the Roseburg cannery will be taken from them If tho cblldrej are called away for school September- as 'ffie ennhing season.wlll still lie at its height, and as the canning iplant' Is already far short of the force necessary to Keep it running at full capacity, the loss of these children . may necessi tate Its closing down. -' . The Roseburg cannery IS filling a long felt want In this county and .should receive a very hearty support. It is also relt that the labor condition in the .pring will not be nearly so se rious as it is at this time and that school could be continued in the spring without working the hardship that will be done by the opening of school on tlie date set. In all probability definite action will be taken to persuade the local board to ipostpone the opening ot schools. . i . DR. Ill S. STATE PRES. OF ELKS "' (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Aug. 28. Oregon Elks asosclatlon today olected Dr. W. S. Kennedy, of The Dalles, as state president. Klamath Falls wa9 select ed aa the place for holding the next annuo', state convention. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, . -Aug. 28The senate amendments to the new man power bill were all unceremoniously rejected by the house this afternoon. The measure has now gone to confer ence. . . . , WAS OPERATED UPON TODAY. Guy Geer, of Looking Glass, wlio entered Mercy hospital Monday for ireatmenCfor apvendicltls wa,i oper ated ujion by Dr. A. F. Sether today. It was thought at first that an "opera tion might be avoided, but the case developed' seriously and an opera tion was found to be necessary. Mr. Geer passed through the operation nicely and his early recovery Is look ed for. , . Mrs. F. J. Stevens, who formerly lived at Mill and Spring streets, this city,- but now of Eugene, Is In the city with her children for a. short visit, Mr. Stevens was employed with the B. P. Company here, but was transferred'.- YANKS DO NOT THINK OF THE GLORY OF WAR Their Idea Is To Lick The Hun In Double Time And Get Back to U.S. A. LETTERS MEAN MUCH Home Folks Should 'Write Often About Local Affairs It Keeps Up tho Soldiers' Spirits ' ' Boys Are Well. (By liert G. Bates.) LA COURTINE, France, Aug. $, Ab for as news Is concerned, don't expect any because I am as newsy today as i an advertisement for Pe runa. In this camp It has rained almost continually and It is sure keeping up the record this morn ing. It reminds me of tho good old Oregon weather and! we web-footers go out in it and slop around like it was some kind-of a picnic ' The rainy nights don,'t bother us though for our quarters we now occupy are so,, modern and convenient that it seems more like ' living ' In some Hollywood bungalow. However, when the bugler awakes us at early morn, we simp out of the dope and come to the realization that we are still In the army. The only thing that worries us now Is the thought that we may not get to enjoy this place very much longer. But when we move, the big game of "flghtln' the Hun" will keop our minds pretty busy and we won't have a chance to think about the "comforts of horned' How is old Roseburg now? A fellow never appreciates his home town and his loved ohob until lie has to leave and then can't get back. If there is a town 'on the face of this old earth that will suit me an. more than Roseburg, I'll buy the main street of that village and all the stores on It. I suppose your folks "over there" picture the Yankee soldier as a regu lar Greek hero, . who during every hour of the dkiy holds his head aloft and thinks of nothing but laying down his life, for his country "the freedom .and., .democracy, .of the world." Well," :I've been a soldier for over a year, have lived as only a sol dier does and the fighting qualities I find In the Yank are not of the ihero-type. He 'Is a red-blooded young devil. , Yes, he swears a little, smokes cig arettes and never falls to "crab" about the "slumgulllon" they hand out to him three times a dlay. He has the Idea that the Hohenzollern gang are a bunch of "boneheads" and the German populace a "flock of nuts" for allowing the square head kaiser to wipe his feet on them. The Yank, who Is pictured by silver tongued orators In the states as a "golden haired hero," knows no Such thing as fear and Is pretty Vhard boiled" when he goes up against the boche. Ho didn't come over with the high Ideals of laying down his life for nls country, but rather he trys to "kick off" as many Heinlos as (possible without allow ing any bullets to singe his own hair. "Oh, well, If I do stop a bullet, I'll be out of luck, that's all," Is tho philosophy the Yank soldier deals out. There, that's the kind of a sol dier that Is fighting for you, going over the top every dlay and whipping the famous Prussian. Gmards on the SoIsBons-Rhelins front. Ha never thinks of the glory of war, but al ways figures how many Germans he can kill before he returns home. The fellows are always receiving letters from the "fair sex" In which they say: "Oh you boys are such heroes and you'll Just be Idolized when you come 'home. Again I say they're not fighting for the glory of the the thing, but are trying to finish the Hun in "double time,' so they can get back to. the dear old U. S. In time for the watermelon season. I'll wager you that when the war Is over and the boys go home that they will a whole lot rather talk about things that have happened In the home town than discuss the war and re-hash the hardships of the life over here. When mall arrives here and It hap pens that one of the fellows fall to receive as much as the next fellow, you Tiear that guy saying a few min utes later: 'Aw, Hell, I wish I was at the front laying barbed wire or something. I come over here to fight. Wonder why I don't got much mail?" Then the fellow who receiv ed a lot of.lotters will say, "Wow boy, I could lick a billion Fritzles now. The quicker we finish thoBe blonde headedl boobs the better It'll suit me, and then, oh joy, It'll be 'home James.' " . .. , A pitiful sight though Is" tho Yank tlmt receives a wedding -announce ment stating that his best girl Is go ing to marry some ship-builder or maybe a note from- his "beloved" saying that she had) the grandest ride In Jim Jones' new auto last night. You know Jim was exempted on flat IN CASUALTY LIST Seventy-four Reported Killed ; In Action 189 Missing . In Action ' : 3 OREGON MEN NAMED Total Marine Casualties Since Begin. nlng of tho War S90B3 Eight : Hundred Nlnoty-sovcu Murines Killed 3 Officers. , (By Associated Press.) . WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. The commanding general ot the Ameri can expeditionary forces has report ed a total of 029 casualties for to day. Killed in action,' 74; missing in action, IBS); . severely wounded'. 248; died of wounds, 25; killed in aeroplane accident,- 1; died' of dis ease, 12; wounded in a degree of seriousness undetermined, 74; died of accident or other causeB, 6. Among the names given out by the war de purtinent as killed or wounded or missing are quite a number from the northwestern stateB,. as follows: ; Killed In Action. . ,' Paul Luclan Harder, Ft. Atkinson, Wash. ' David D. Sloan, Horton, Mont. ..: Died of Wounds. . Lt. Lee C. Lewis, Tumwa, Wash. Severoly Wounded. ; Hans Wyttenburg, Clackamas, Or. Clarence Sween, Falrvlew, Mont. August K. Lambert, Metollus, Or. : Wounded In Degree Undetermined, ! Dallas J. Reed, Whitehall, Mont.' Vernon J. . JohnBton, 'Nespelem, Wash. . Wallace R. Newcomb, Olympla, Wash. Harry , J. Stalknaker, Independ ence, Ore. . . Donald K. Thermond, Seattle, Wash. ' Conp. Oscar D. Keen, Greai Falls, Mont. . . Peto A. Ctprlano, Puyallup, Wash. ; Albert S. Wood, ,Frutland Wash. . Missing in 'Aotlon.. . -. r Omer L. Alexander, Peteros! WaBh. Prince Bokovoy, Eagle Butte, Mont, . ' - ... ... I. . : - Roy Detllllnh,' Mt. Vernon, Wnsl'i. Marine corps casualties totaled 21, and four of these were killed In ac tion, 7 died of wounds received In action; severely wounded in action, 3; wounded In degree undetermined, 4; In hands of enemy, 8. The cas ualties added to those already re ported give a grand! total of marine casualties at 2968. .a Sergt. Roy U. Stretoh, of CodovaWash., died' of wounds received In'ajctlon. , . PLEASANT VISIT FROM FRIENDS. ' Prof. " and' ' Mrs. L. B. Fancher were most pleasantly surprised on Monday afternoon by a visit from Mrs. J. McLean, of Devils Lake, North Dakota, who with her father and two sisters had boon In attend ance at the recent G. A. R. encamp ment In Portland. In former days Mrs. McLean was one of Mr.'Fanch- er's most cnipablo high school pupils and afterwards taught under his supervision In Ramsey county, North Dakota. Her -husband Is now sheriff of the same county. After on enjoy able but brief visit with friends and relatives here, Mrs. McLean, accom panied by her sisters; Misses Mabel and Ada McCormlck, started on their homeward trip yesterday morning. Fall and! winter millinery opening Saturday, August 31, pattern hats and millinery novelties at "The Vogue." 30 feet, but I think he is so patriotic. Why he purchased $35 worth of war stamps yesterday." This boy will tear that letter Into shreds uso some unprintable language and put In his application for transfer to some "suicide" branch of the service. If you think letters don't have some thing to do with making a fighting man, you should bo hero, when the mall Is distributed1. ' The morale of the army depends on the letters the folks back there write find the only way to keep the boys llgjlit-hearted Ib to write cheery letters--touching on current eyjmts of the village and home.. iCTls not necessary to re mind the boys that ebvntually the Hun will be defeated)! Ho knows that and will merely remark "If eventually, why not now?" War news In a letter doesn't Interest nn A. H. F. lad ho wants to know whether the radishes are good -this year; if SI Scrosby's daughter married that guy or If 'Shep," the dog. Is still there. It's tho little things In the town that Interest us because we're pretty anx ious to be back In that old tow.n again and take our active part In the affairs. Well the whole gang are In the best of health and we can be consldi-j ored a good advertisement for the branch of the service to which we. belong, the medical department. . I PATRIOTIC EVENT. Meeting Held At The Soldiers y Home Well Attended And ' . Enjoyed By All Present REV. HILTON IS SPEAKER Visitors Were Present, Among Them Civil War Officer Splendid ' ' Musical Program Was , Furnished. ; .The National Council of Defense had made plans whereby American people should gather together lost night at six o'clock and sing the na-. tlonal nynin "The Star-: Spangled Bojmei'." Over at (the soldiers', home this plan was carried out and ; was well attended. A number or vis- , Itors hod stonped off:' here on their, way home from the Portland reunion, : and the occasion, became a most happy one. Among the visitors were Uen. and Mrs. Culver, from Lincoln, Neb.; Col. and Mrs. John L. Favour, from Healdsburg, Calif.; Rev. M. B. Sloan, ot Pittsburg, Pa., and Comrade Stanton, of New Mexico. ; Aftor tlie ulnglng of the Star Span-, gled Banner, Prof.. Arundol, of this; city, entertained the audience with, 8omo original pianoBoloB. Prof, and . Mrs. Arundel's new. patriotic, mini--ber, ''Fighting for Freedom and . You' wos eung with power by Mrs.: John' L, Favour, of California, who -Is a very fine singer. Rev. C. H. Hilton, ot this city, gave the address . of the evening. After showing that . every war iiTwhlch we have engaged was a righteous war and Justified, -the speaker then showed the con-" trast of the four great principles of Germany with the four greut princi ples of America, thus showing why the present war is justified, and also why we have to win. He then showr -ed how those remaining behind could enter Into the work and help win the -war, that there was something for eaoh one to do to make the struggle a success for right. The speech was well received. After the address, a number of patriotic songs were: sung, led by Mrs. Favour and Mra. "Markea. and further- entertainment was rendered by Prof. Arundel. ! Judge Fiillerton, told of tils ex periences In the army and led in tlie singing of his favorite song "March-: ing Through Georgia," after which the camp fire was adjournod and the remainder of the ovenlng was spent .In getting acquainted with the dis tinguished guests, all ot whom took -their departure on the south bound train this morning. ' A. B. Stanton, ot Eu'oano, New Mexico, told that he drove an ox team Into Roseburg in 1859, bringing a load ot wheat, having forded the river at winstons. Gen. Culver, of Nebraska, then made a few remarks, and after the singing of America, the company ad journed, feeling that all had enjoyed a delightful evening. Rev. Sloan and Col. and Mrs. Favour expresesd It when they salt!!, "We ihnd the time of our lives." ' Most of the visitors departed this morning for ' their homes.- . vt- i,- v- . RETURNING TO MAINE. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Day and their two sons, who caine here from Maine last fall and bought a highly Improv ed .place at Brockway, left this morn ing for their old home. TheBe very estimable people found the west so entirely different than they expect--ed, that longing for Maine was too great to be overcome, so tney sold their fine property here and packed up their personal belongings and started east.' It is understood thnt Mr, Day sacrificed a neat Bum on the. property in order to secure a quick sale. While their residence here was limited' to a few months,- yet they made many frlonds who regret to see them leave. IS DEAD AT BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, Aug. 28. OHio James, U. 8. senator from Kentucky, died here today. - . ' NEWBERRY BEATS FORD. ' (BV Associated Press.) DETROIT,; Aug. 28i Incomplete returns from the primaries of yes terday givo Truman J. Newberry a -long lead over Honry Ford for repub lican nomination to the senate. Ford, who was also on , the deinocrntio ticket, won the:race over Holme. Miss Jennet Croft,' who recently underwent - on operation ot the throat, returned to her home . this morning. Dr. A. C. Seely performed the operation, t. ' i